1. 2018-2021 The National Key Research and Development Program: Research on key technology of cyclone-fired combustion for fully use of high-alkali coal(Project Leader)
2. 2019-2022: Program of Shanghai Technology Research Leader: Alkali metal transition mechanism during cyclone-fired process with lqiuid slag tap (Project Leader)
3. 2012-2016: National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study on the influence of ash behaviour on the adhesion characteristics of multiphase interface during the combustion of high alkali coal. (Project Leader)
4.2009-2012: National Natural Science Foundation of China: Quantum chemical calculation and experimental study on the evolution of coal ash minerals during high temperature gasification. (Project Leader)
5. 2015-2017: Shanghai Science and Technology Committee: Research on the key technology of liquid slag taped boiler for combusting high alkali coal.(Project Leader)
6. 2011-2013: Shanghai Science and Technology Committee: Research on the key technology of oxy-fuel combust Unit boiler. (Project Leader)
7. 2011-2013: Shanghai Science and Technology Development Funds: Study on the influence of mineral microstructure on macro characteristics in coal gasification process. (Project Leader)
8. 2009-2010: 中国博士后科学基金项目“高温气化过程中煤灰矿物质微观演变规律研究”，负责人

8.2011-2013: Pilot-Scale Oxy-Fuel Combustion of Victorian Brown Coal. Australian National Low Emissions Coal Research & Development. 2011-2013(Main participants of the project).
9. Accelerating the deployment of Oxy-fuel combustion technology for Victorian brown coal. Australian National Low Emissions Coal Research & Development. 2014-2016(Main participants of the project).

1、2018-2021：国家重点研发计划项目课题“全烧高碱煤液态排渣旋风燃烧关键技术研发”，负责人
2、2019-2022：上海市优秀技术带头人项目“高碱煤液态排渣旋风燃烧碱金属迁移转化控制关键技术研究”，负责人
3、2012-2016：国家自然科学基金面上项目“高碱煤燃烧过程中灰行为对多相界面粘附特性的影响研究”，负责人
4、2009-2011：国家自然科学基金青年基金“高温气化过程中煤灰矿物质演变规律的量子化学计算与实验研究”，负责人
5、2015-2017：上海市科委重点专项“燃高碱煤液态排渣锅炉关键技术”，负责人
6、2011-2013：上海市科委科技创新行动计划重点项目“富氧燃烧电站锅炉关键技术研究”，负责人
7、2011-2013：上海市科技启明星(B)类项目“煤气化过程中矿物质微观结构对宏观特性影响研究”，负责人
8、2009-2010：中国博士后科学基金项目“高温气化过程中煤灰矿物质微观演变规律研究”，负责人
9、2013.1-2013.9： 澳大利亚-中国 低排放技术 JCG研究联合基金项目“先进的低阶煤超超临界电站锅炉富氧燃烧技术”，负责人
10、2015-2017：上海市闵行区领军人才计划资助项目“富氧燃烧关键技术研发”，负责人
11、2015-2018：国家国际科技合作专项项目“中国西部煤高效清洁燃烧关键技术合作研究”，主要参加者
12、2015-2107：上海市科委重点项目“电站锅炉受热面防止沾污结渣腐蚀技术研究”，主要参加者

Journals：
[1] X. J. Wu, X. Zhang, K. Yan, et al. Ash Deposition and Slagging Behaviour of Chinese Xinjiang High-Alkali Coal in 3MWth Pilot-Scale Combustion Test[J]. Fuel, 181(2016): 1191-1202.
[2] X. J. Wu, H.S. Ji, B. Q. Dai, L. A. Zhang. Xinjiang lignite ash slagging and flowability under the weak reducing environment at 1300 °C – A new method to quantify slag flow velocity and its correlation with slag properties[J]. Fuel Processing Technology, 171 (2018):176-182.
[3] X. J. Wu，X. Zhang, B.Q. Dai, X. Y. Xu, J. W. Zhang, L.A. Zhang. Ash Deposition Behaviours upon the Combustion of Low-Rank Coal Blends in a 3 MWth Pilot-Scale Furnace [J]. Fuel Processing Technology, 152 (2016):176-182, IF：3.949.171 (2018):176-182.
[4] X. J. Wu, Z. X. Zhang, Y. S. Chen, et al. Quantum Chemistry Calculation and Experimental Studies on Fusibility of Blended Coal Ash[J]. Fuel Processing Technology. 91(2010): 1591-1600.
[5] X. J. Wu, Z. X. Zhang, G. Piao, et al. Behavior of Mineral Matters in Chinese Coal Ash Melting during char-CO2/H2O Gasification Reaction [J]. Energy & Fuels, 23(2009): 2420- 2428.
[6] X. J. Wu, Z. X. Zhang, T. Zhou, et al. Mineral Melting Behavior of Chinese Blended Coal Ash under Gasification Condition[J]，Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 6(2011): 220-230.
[7] X. J. Wu, Z. X. Zhang, Guilin Piao, et al. Experimental study on gasification characteristics and slagging behavior of Chinese typical high ash fusion temperature coal in lab scale down flow gasifier[J]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 5(2010): 427-434.
[8] K. Yan, X. J. Wu, A. Hoadley et al. Sensitivity analysis of oxy-fuel power system [J]. Energy Conversion and Management. 98(2015), 138-150.
[9] Z. X. Zhang, X. J. Wu, T. Zhou, et al. The effect of iron-bearing mineral melting behavioron ash deposition during coal combustion [J]. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 33(2011), 2853-2861.
[10] B. Q. Dai, X. J. Wu, A. De Girolamo, et al. Inhibition of lignite ash slagging and fouling upon the use of a silica-based additive in an industrial pulverized coal-fired boiler.Part 1. Changes on the properties of ash deposits along the furnace [J]. Fuel. 139(2015), 720-732.
[11] B. Q. Dai, X. J. Wu, A. De Girolamo, et al. Inhibition of lignite ash slagging and fouling upon the use of a silica-based additive in an industrial pulverized coal-fired boiler.Part 2. Speciation of iron in ash deposits and separation of magnetite and ferrite [J]. Fuel. 139(2015), 733-745.
[12] B.Q. Dai, X. J. Wu, L. Zhang. Establishing a novel and yet simple methodology based on the use of modified inclined plane (M-IP) for high-temperature slag viscosity measurement Fuel. 233(2018), 299-308.
[13] H. S. Ji, X. J. Wu, B. Q. Dai, L. A. Zhang. Xinjiang lignite ash slagging and flow under the weak reducing environment at 1300°C – Release of sodium out of slag and its modelling from the mass transfer perspective[J]. Fuel Processing Technology. 170(2018): 32-43.
[14] F. Low, A. D. Girolamo, X. J. Wu, B.Q. Dai, L. A. Zhang. Inhibition of lignite ash slagging and fouling upon the use of a silica-based additive in an industrial pulverised coal-fired boiler:Part 3- Partitioning of trace elements[J]. Fuel. 139(2015), 746-756.
[15] J. Zhang, B. Q. Dai, Y. Meng, X. J. Wu, L. A. Zhang. Pilot-scale experimental and CFD modeling investigations of oxy-fuel combustion of Victorian brown coal[J]. Fuel. 144(2015):111-120.
[16] Iman Ja'baz, F. C. Jiao, X. J. Wu, D. X. Yu, Y. Ninomiya, L. A. Zhang. Influence of gaseous SO2 and sulphate-bearing ash deposits on the high-temperature corrosion of heat exchanger tube during oxy-fuel combustion[J]. Fuel Processing Technology. 167(2017): 193-204.
[17] M. Q. Li, Z. X. Zhang, X. J. Wu, J. J. Fan. Experiment and mechanism study on the effect of kaolin on melting characteristics of Zhundong coal ash [J]. Energy & Fuels, 30(2016): 7763- 7769.
[18] B. T. Zhao, Z. X. Zhang, X. J. Wu. Prediction of Coal Ash Fusion Temperature by Least- Squares Support Vector Machine Model [J]. Energy Fuels. 24(2010), 3066-3071.
[19] W. Prationo，J. Zhang，HAA Abbas，X.J. Wu，et al. Influence of External Clay and Inherent Minerals on Lignite Optical Ignition and Volatile Flame Propagation in Air-Firing and Oxy-Firing[J]. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.2014, 53(7): 2594-2604.
[20] Y. C. Liu, W. D. Fan, X. Zhang, X. J. Wu, High-Temperature Corrosion Properties of Boiler Steels under a Simulated High-Chlorine Coal-Firing Atmosphere[J]. Energy Fuels, 2017, 31 (4), 4391–4399.
[21] B. Q. Dai, F. Low, A. D. Girolamo, X. J. Wu, L. A. Zhang. Characteristics of Ash Deposits in a Pulverized Lignite Coal-Fired Boiler and the Mass Flow of Major Ash-Forming Inorganic Elements[J]. Energy Fuels, 2013, 27 (10), 6198–6211.
[22] M. Q. Li, Z. X. Zhang, X. J. Wu, J. J. Fan. Quantum chemistry mechanism study on preventing slag bonding via modifying the material surface properties[J]. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering.2016, 11(6): .‏ 874-883

International conference：
[1] X. J. Wu, Y. G. Zhou, Y. Z. Sun et al. Ash Deposition and slagging behavior of Xinjiang High-alkali coal in a 20MWth Cyclone Combustion Test Facility[C].the 9th International Symposium on Coal Combustion (ISCC-9) , Qingdao, China, July 21-24, 2019
[2] X. J. Wu, J. W. Zhang, X. Zhang, C. Nan, K. Yan. Ash Melting Behavior of Blended Coal with Chinese Xinjiang High-Alkali Coal[C]. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Power Engineering, Charlotte, America. 2017.
[3] X. J. Wu, X. Zhang, K. Yan, et al. Ash Deposition and Slagging Behaviour of Chinese Xinjiang High-Alkali Coal in 3MWth Pilot-Scale Combustion Test [C]. the 8th ISCC, Beijing, 2015.
[4] X. J. Wu, J. Zhang, L. Zhang, et al. Investigation on the Oxy-fuel combustion of Victorian Brown Coal in a 3MW Pilot-scale Facility[C]. Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium, the University of Western Australia, 2013.
[5] X. J. Wu, Z. X. Zhang, G. L. Piao et al. Experimental Study on Gasification Characteristics of Coal with High Ash Fusion Temperature in Lab-scale Down-flow Gasifier[C]. The 6th International Symposium on Coal Combustion Conference. Wu han, China, 2007.